#emptythepews — Public Fediverse posts

#Washington #restaurant #illegally refuses to #cater a #samesexwedding, citing #religiousbeliefs.

Washington #law mandates #businesses #serving the #public can’t #deny #services based on #sexualorientation or #genderidentity. In 2021, the #SupremeCourt #upheld these #protections.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Washington #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/washington-restaurant-refuses-lesbian-catering#rebelltitem1

#CarolynHax: #Parent of #trans #teen is #exhausted by #constant #protective #alert.

An #educator and #parent of a transgender teen feels #burnedout by #attacks on two fronts, but also unwilling to #disengage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Parents #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2024/10/29/carolyn-hax-parent-trans-teen/

#RonDeSantis #Dismisses the #Florida #TravelAdvisory for #Black and #LGBTQ+ #Visitors as a ‘#Stunt'.

The concerns from #civilrights groups go beyond #political #rhetoric, reflecting Florida #regulations targeting #transgender people and the larger #LGBTQ+ #community. Of 12 pieces of #Hateful #legislation, four are now law.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.inquisitr.com/ron-de-santis-dismisses-florida-warning-for-black-and-lgbtq-visitors-as-a-stunt-ex1

#Transgender #women challenges #Hateful #Tennessee #law blocking #birthcertificate updates

#State #lawyer #argued at #6thCircuit that #allowing #updates would cause #confusion over #participation in #programs like #sports

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Transitioning #BirthCertificates #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.courthousenews.com/transgender-women-challenge-tennessee-law-that-blocks-changes-to-birth-certificates/

#Louisiana #Legislature takes aim at #bathroom #access for #transgender #people.

The #StateLegislature essentially #dismisses a person’s #gender, and #LivedReality in favor of #Transphobic #hate and #bigotry

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.brproud.com/news/louisiana-news/louisiana-legislature-takes-aim-at-access-to-bathrooms-for-transgender-people/

#BathroomBills are back — #broader and #stricter — in #RedStates

At least one #bill goes so far as making it a #crime for a #transgender #person to enter a #facility that doesn’t match the #sex listed on their #birthcertificate.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.aol.com/bathroom-bills-back-broader-stricter-110039607.html

#House #spendingbills once again include #antLGBTQ #riders.

163 #House #members wrote to Biden over Republicans hijacking the #appropriations #process.

Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Racism #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/11/03/house-spending-bills-once-again-include-anti-lgbtq-riders/

#Kenyan #SupremeCourt #dismisses #challenge to #ruling that allowed #LGBTQ #group to #register as a #NGO with the #government.

The February ruling sparked heated #criticism from #Kenyans, #clerics and #politicians against the Supreme Court #judges and demanded it be #reversed.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Kenya #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/12/kenyan-supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-ruling-that-allowed-lgbtq-group-to-register/

#LGBTQ+ #volleyball #champion hits a #nerve in #Turkey’s #culturewar

#Furor over a #star in #European #championship-winning #team exposes deep #rift between #Islamists and #secularists.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Turkey #Entertainment #Sports #Volleyball #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.politico.eu/article/lgbtq-volleyball-karakurt-champion-backlash-turkey-erdogan-culture-war/?amp=&amp=

This Is What #Transgender #Eradication looks like!

#Trans #teachers fired. Trans #inmates #detransitioned. #Genderaffirming #Healthcare #banned. #Trans #people & #Allies #murdered. We're entering a new #phase of #conservative #antitrans #politics, and #eradication is the goal.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/this-is-what-transgender-eradication

#SwatchMalaysia files #judicial #review to #challenge #seizure of #rainbow-themed #watches.

The #company in its #statement #claimed that the #seizure was done for improper #political #motives due to the upcoming #state #elections.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Malaysia #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2023/07/931763/swatch-malaysia-files-judicial-review-challenge-seizure-rainbow